Am flying a trainer on average a couple of times a week with a superb instructor - ah the joys of retirement!. I charge both rx and tx batteries overnight each time. Is this overkill? Is it damaging or at least failing to fully develop the nicad capacity? should I not discharge the nicad flight pack peridoically?(700mAH 4-cell nicad) As the tx is NiMH I suppose this is less critical? Do I need a load voltmeter - and if so which one to get? Do I need a battery cycling device? If so any recommendations would be gratefully received.
All less than one year old -Spektrum DX7/AR 7000. It is in a slow flying ARF Nexstar, which is about as agile as the Goodyear blimp...nice motor though, OS .46AX
As I hope this gear will survive whatever insults I visit upon it in for some time I don't want to mess it up needlessly. I get conflicting advice and even what I read is not always consistent.
Thanks. It's great to be back at this stuff again - especially building something more ambitious which will be waiting in the wings...